Charles Gounod

desert is.landest. 1942

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desert is.land

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Broadcasting since 1942
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Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Charles Gounod — Composer · desert is.land

desert is.landest. 1942

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12 episodes

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1980s

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Antony Sher
Billy Russell
Countess Elizabeth Longford
Frances Edmonds
Frances Perry
Frank McCourt
Joan Baez
Jon Vickers
Mary Wilson
Rosamond Lehmann
T C Fairbairn
Terry Wogan

Countess Elizabeth Longford
Castaway · 23 June 2002Sue Lawley
Frank McCourt
Castaway · 17 June 2001Sue Lawley
Joan Baez

desert is.land

“And if you could take only one…” — a semantic wireless tuned to the Desert Island Discs archive.

The listing

Find a castaway
Most requested
Browse the archive
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Transmission

Broadcasting since 1942
Long wave 198 kHz
An unofficial archive companion
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Not affiliated with the BBC · Built for the love of the long wave · Made by Daniel Hails

Castaway · 20 June 1993

·Sue Lawley

Terry Wogan

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Terry Wogan

Castaway · 9 October 1988Michael Parkinson

Antony Sher

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Antony Sher

Castaway · 6 December 1987Michael Parkinson

Frances Edmonds

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Frances Edmonds

Castaway · 9 August 1987Michael Parkinson

Rosamond Lehmann

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Rosamond Lehmann

Castaway · 13 November 1982Roy Plomley

Frances Perry

03°48′S 059°52′W

Frances Perry

Castaway · 22 March 1980Roy Plomley

T C Fairbairn

01°49′S 160°26′W

T C Fairbairn

Castaway · 18 May 1974Roy Plomley

Mary Wilson

16°02′S 150°59′W

Mary Wilson

Castaway · 10 March 1969Roy Plomley

Billy Russell

11°33′S 009°12′W

Billy Russell

Castaway · 7 October 1968Roy Plomley

Jon Vickers

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Jon Vickers

Castaway · 23 March 1968Roy Plomley